Fijian Pottery at Nakabuta Village..

Using another wooden paddle, the potter shapes and thins the walls of the hollow vessel.

She cuts a hole in the top to form the opening, or the mouth, of the vessel.

The potter forms a thin coil of clay that she will attach to the pot to form the rim.

After attaching the clay coil, the potter shapes the rim of the vessel.


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